The Carthage College women’s soccer team (2-1, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) played host to and won the third annual “Battle on the Border” tournament on Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis. On Friday, Sept. 4, Carthage edged St. Norbert College (0-2), 2-1, with Concordia University (Wis., 2-1) defeating Viterbo University (1-3) by a 5-2 margin. On Saturday, Sept. 5, the Lady Reds edged Clarke College (0-2), 3-2, with St. Norbert (1-2) nipping Viterbo (1-4), 3-2. The tournament concluded on Sunday, Sept. 6 with Clarke (1-2) shutting out Concordia (Wis., 2-2), 2-0, at Kenosha Tremper High School.
In Carthage’s decision over Clarke, the Lady Reds took a 1-0 halftime lead, thanks to Sarah Scardamaglia’s (Jr., West Chicago, Ill.) goal, assisted by Rachel Jason (Fr., Deerfield, Ill.), at 10:00. Clarke tied the match with the first of two goals by Kelsey Gleich at 63:05. Carthage’s Jen Petrosky (So., Hanover Park, Ill./Carol Stream-Glenbard North) scored at 76:13 to put the Lady Reds up, 2-1. Gleich’s second goal tied the game, 2-2, at 76:13, but Jason scored the game-winner at 84:20, assisted by Debbie Kozlowski. Angela Spinelli worked the entire game in goal for Carthage.